Issue 32 finds the X-Men continuing their battle with the “organic” sentinel.  We’re also treated to the return of The Brood.  The battle wages on in the streets of San Francisco until an unlikely hero ends it for good.  Afterwards, Abigail Brand lays quite a shocker on the X-Men and we’re left with yet another cliff hanger ending.

Ellis’ writing continues to shine in this new arc.  After plodding through “Ghost Box”, it seems he’s finally hit the mark.  The character writing is spot-on and in my opinion, this arc should finally get X-fans to stop mourning the loss of Whedon on the title and embrace Ellis as the full-time writer of Astonishing.

Astonishing X-Men: Gifted collects the first six issues of the critically acclaimed X-book.  Astonishing X-Men follows Cyclops and Emma Frost as they attempt to rebuild Xavier's school and reorganize the X-Men team.  Kitty Pryde makes her return as a teacher and member of the X-Men, which is sure to make all the fans very happy.  We also see the return of Colossus, whom is brought back to life by the story's atagonist, Ord.

What would the world be like if everyone got to live the life they really wanted?  That's what "House of M" explores as we see the most famous of the Marvel Universe living the life that they truly want.  Wanda Maximoff, arguably the most powerful mutant in the world, has the ability to change reality with just a blink of the eye.  After accidentally killing some of her Avengers team mates, Wanda has an even harder time controlling her unbelievable powers.  The Avengers and X-Men have a difficult choice to make, do they let Wanda live and possibly have her destroy the world or do they kill her and save the world from possible destruction.  This moral choice that they face is the basis for the story and helps shine light on certain characters and their personalities.  

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